Meet China’s moon porter for Chang’e-8 mission: a 4-wheeled robot with 2 arms

The AI-powered ‘extraordinary’ rover is set to pick up and install gear developed by teams from around the world on the lunar south pole China is sending a new kind of explorer to the moon – with a humanoid upper body and four wheels. The 100kg (220lbs) robot will transport, deploy and install instruments and sensors at their designated lunar locations after the Chang’e-8 probe lands. It is also tasked with collecting samples of the moon’s surface. “This will be a novel demonstration of humanoid robotics on the moon and by China. We are very proud of this design,” she said. Gao directs the Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Centre which developed the robot in collaboration with 30 universities and space organisations in Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas.

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